Mason Heintschel (born February 17, 2007) is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Panthers.
Early life Heintschel attended high school at Clay located in Oregon, Ohio. During his high school career he accounted for 8,876 yards in total offense and 102 touchdowns. Coming out of high school, Heintschel was rated as a three-star recruit, and the 44th overall quarterback in the class of 2025, where he committed to play college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers over offers from other schools such as Ohio, Coastal Carolina, and Liberty.
College career He entered his true freshman season in 2025 competing for the backup quarterback job with Cole Gonzales. In week one of the 2025 season, Heintschel made his collegiate debut, completing three of his four pass attempts for 36 yards in a win over Duquesne. Heading into their week six matchup, Heintschel was named the team's starting quarterback after struggles from Eli Holstein.
On October 2, 2026 against Virginia Tech, Heintschel was taken out early in the 3rd quarter. He suffered a right knee injury scrambling for a first down. He was later ruled out for the rest of the season after it was found that he had a torn ACL.
Statistics
Year Team Games Passing Rushing 2025 Pittsburgh 10 9 6−3 201 316 63.6 2,354 7.4 16 8 137.8 86 88 1.0 2 2026 Pittsburgh 5 5 5–0 98 148 66.2 1,304 8.8 14 1 170.1 30 112 3.7 1 Career 15 14 11–3 299 464 64.4 3,658 7.9 30 9 148.1 116 200 1.7 3
Personal life His father, Eric Heintschel, formerly played baseball for the Michigan Wolverines.
References
External links Pittsburgh Panthers bio